Just one day after his quartet of wins on Doncaster Mile Day at Randwick ace young Kiwi jockey James McDonald capped off a beautiful weekend with the winning ride on Tim Martin’s up-and-comer Pampelonne in the Gosford Guineas 2012 on Sunday.

Sincero won the 2011 Gosford Guineas in the lead-up to their Stradbroke Handicap success last year

While all the talk in the racing community this week has been about Doncaster Day at Randwick, there is still plenty of quality racing elsewhere this weekend including Sunday’s $250,000 2012 Gosford Guineas.

A total of 36 entries were received this morning for the Listed 1200 metre sprint which has a final field limit of 16 horses.

Sydney horseman Gerald Ryan is planning another trip to Queensland for the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival mid-year with his smart Group 2 winning three-year-old Hot Snitzel who is being aimed at the Stradbroke Handicap 2012.

Hot Snitzel is 2012 Stradbroke Handicap-bound

The Sunshine State’s richest race, the $1 million Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) is set to run at ...